The future of Manchester United attacker Anthony Martial has hit the headlines once again and Tottenham Hotspur are never far away from being linked with the Frenchman.

Reports from France claim the 22-year-old has rejected a new five-year deal to stay with Jose Mourinho's side and has decided he wants to leave the Red Devils this summer after his relationship with the manager cooled.

Spurs have been named among the sides interested in Martial, who has a contract until 2019 with United, with an option for the club to extend the deal by a further year.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is an admirer of the France international and Spurs have been monitoring his situation for a number of years.

The north London outfit first looked into the possibility of signing the young attacker before he joined United back in 2015 from Monaco in a £36m deal.

Spurs have continued to keep an eye on the player, but have not made any more moves since to sign the Frenchman, despite Martial struggling to carve out a permanent spot for himself in the team since he arrived at Old Trafford.

Anthony Martial (Image: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images)

He has scored 11 goals and provided 10 assists this season despite finding himself in and out of the side. His game time has been further reduced by the arrival of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in the January transfer window and he has not played for the club since March.

Any potential move by Tottenham to sign the Frenchman this summer would be difficult for a number of reasons.

Relations between the clubs were strained last summer by the Manchester side's attempts to sign Eric Dier and United are understood to be unwilling to let Martial leave for another Premier League club, particularly a potential title rival. Juventus and Atletico Madrid have also been named among the potential suitors for his signature and would be likelier desitinations.

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At Spurs, the £23m signing of Lucas Moura from PSG in January also means that Pochettino is well stocked with attacking midfielders, with the Brazilian joining Heung-Min Son, Erik Lamela, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Moussa Sissoko among those who can play in the attacking slots behind Harry Kane.

Martial can also play as the striker, as a back-up for Kane, although Son, Lucas, Lamela and Alli can also play in that role if required, along with Fernando Llorente, although the experienced Spanish forward could well move on this summer after a disappointing first season at the club, following his £12m move from Swansea.

There has been some talk of a swap deal of sorts involving Danny Rose, but United's interest in the England left-back who turned 28 this summer, has cooled somewhat this year following the defender's knee injury and subsequent lack of game time at Tottenham.

Martial is reportedly valued at £60m by United and the Manchester outfit are still hoping that they can convince him that he is part of the club's future.